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Always thought Vestergaard could become a decent player for us (certainly in the minority on here), but his performances the last few months have even exceeded those expectations. You can see the confidence oozing out of him

Sides at the bottom at risk of being cut adrift already. 34 points (or less) will likely see teams safe this season. Means we only need a few more wins and we're safe 😂. Time to start looking up for once

Remember when people called Vestergaard our worst CB signing in recent years, even rating Hoedt better than him. Has been excellent this season. What a header

Ugly win, but thats the sign of title winning teams

Not sure why we should be just about satisfied with a draw. We've beaten them at the Amex last two seasons (good value for both wins too) and would say we've improved more than they have since we last met them

Please can we have an away draw against a team in League 1 or below for once. Would like to see an analysis of our last 10 years of cup draws - its always PL or decent Championship teams we get 😴

If Maupay is out then that would be a big plus for us

You score some, you miss some. Thats a very good point for us

Finally getting to read this. Crocker comes across as very impressive and it is refreshing to see him using his previous experience here to try and return the club to its core values. He places so much emphasis on the new B team and how important it is to the progression of the club. Begs the question though why somebody like Dave Horseman is in charge of the team. Willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that the team are still adapting to new style of play, but the results this season havent been great so far

Spurs will fall away, they've no balls

Would certainly agree. We weren't bad against Palace, and had we got the first goal we probably would have won it

Seeing what we're doing now just makes you wonder what the Spurs performance was all about. We still have a high line because the system demands it, but against Spurs we got it all wrong - or did they just expose our system to the fullest

What a glorious sight to see us top of the table! Even more so considering where we were after the Spurs game and the meltdown on here. Great credit to the team and Ralph in particular. For god sake Gao, or whoever is coming in, back that man!!!

Got it wrong after going 4 up. Some ppl just cant be pleased

Some of the moaning on here. We pished that for 65 minutes Makes it 4 wins out of last 5 (unbeaten in last 5) 3rd in the league (after losing our first two games) So what if we dropped off a bit late on and conceded a few. The game was done at 4-0

In the 87th minute. Not sure you can really judge somebody on 3 and 4 minute appearances respectively. Lets get 45 minutes out of him and hopefully he shows the same promise

If he gives us the same as what Lemina did in his first 6 months with us then we'll all be pleased

All very easy to do when you come on with 5 minutes left and your team is 2-0 up against 10 men. He did look good but will want to see what hes like when the game is tight and theres more pressure being put on him in possession

Looks to have stepped up his fitness /sharpness since the lockdown break. Thought his days here looked numbered halfway through last season, just looked like his legs were done. Whatever the change, be it Ralphs influence or something else, its great to see

Who the f*** is Dave Horseman and how did he end up in charge of the "B Team". With high hopes around the likes of Jankewitz, Mitchell, Tchaptchet and Robise, the results of his team are a bit embarassing

Reading back through this thread is good for a laugh. The recurring theme is JV has a poor game and is the worst CB this club has signed, should let him run down his contract and leave on a free because nobody will sign him. JV has a decent game and is finally proving the doubters wrong. Good that we kept faith in him. Rinse and repeat, typical SWF

Im not writing him off, merely pointing out that hes not a given to start now. Thats what we want though. Vestergaard has stepped up, Stephens is still a good option and Salisu is still to come in

Great point, especially after the first half hour. Think we got Chelsea at a good time, they look a shambles at the back. Adams goal was laughable but take it all the same. Bednarek could go from our first choice to fourth choice CB in no time, was poor today

Wonder if we'll look at any championship full backs in the next 10 days to provide cover since we missed out on Williams.

I think he'll be demanding that he starts. Wont be leaving Everton where he cant get a game to come here to sit on the bench. Not for me